Silicone Tubing, Imported, 3/8" ID x 9/16" OD (3/32" Thick Walls) PER FOOT

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Our Price: $1.76

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Product Code: SILICONETUBING38ID_IMPORTED

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Description

Silicone tubing is a little pricy compared to the clear PVC tubing you'll find at the home centers, but it's worth it when you contrast their features. At hot temperatures, clear PVC tubing will leech plasticizers into the liquid and make your brew taste like plastic. PVC also softens up quite a bit with heat. FDA approved for food contact up to 500F. While we would never call any silicone tubing "clear", it is semi-opaque so you can see when liquid is in the tubing and if it has air bubbles for example. This imported version is a little clearer than our domestic option, more on that below.

This is the 3/8" ID x 1/2" OD (that's 1/8" wall thickness) tubing that we recommend for use with pumps or any general plumbing around your brewery.

We also stock a domestic extruded version of this tubing (extruded in the USA) with some slightly different characteristics. Our imported tubing is made from a more rigid formulation of silicone. All things being equal, it is slightly less prone to kinking with tighter bend radii, is slightly more translucent, and a slightly smoother surface. Being more rigid means it's harder to stretch over the oversized barbs such as the BLQD-C, Cam C, and the 1/2" hose barbs on many TC adapters. It's doable, but you'll work for it. For a more visual comparison, here's a picture with the Domestic (Made in USA) and imported tubing side by side. The pricing is comparable.

Warning: Do NOT leave silicone tubing soaking in Star San sanitizer for more than a few hours at a time. Long term soaking, such as several days to a week, can cause silicone to get brittle.

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